Blueberry Oatmeal Waffles

Makes 6 eight-inch waffles

I know a magical place, where blueberries are always in season….my freezer!

For a long time, I had a fear of putting blueberry batter into my waffle iron. I mean, maybe it was a valid concern. The blueberries do sorta’ explode, and that could lead to burning. But I guess you can add “burnt blueberries” to the list of things I no longer fear. The thing is, they taste good. Call them “caramelized,” if you must. The trick is to spread the batter a bit, and close the lid slowly but firmly. You will get beautiful, evenly cooked waffles that are literally bursting with berries!

I love the texture of this waffle; a bit crispy from the oatmeal, but still deliciously moist from the applesauce. It’s the perfect way to start the day. Or, whatever, have waffles for dinner. See if I care!

If you’re looking for a waffle iron recommendation, I love my Cuisinart 8 inch waffle maker. I keep the heat on 3 most of the time. And if you’re in the Omaha area, come to my Vegan Waffle Party at the Omaha Public Library Read It And Eat Culinary Conference on Saturday November 3rd. Don’t forget your bib!

PS I really wanted to get a killer maple syrup food porn shot, but my camera battery died, and waffles wait for no man.

Notes

~ This recipe calls for white whole wheat flour, which is an amazing variety of wheat that bakes and tastes a bit more like all-purpose flour, with a wholesome tinge. I kinda’ dig wheaty tasting waffles, but if you’d rather use all-purpose, then go ahead! You can also use whole wheat pastry flour, if you prefer.

~ I used regular old plump frozen blueberries, but wild blueberries are a great choice because they’re smaller, which means they distribute more evenly into the batter.

~ Slice leftover waffles and freeze them in a plastic freezer bag. Then just toast and serve whenever you need a waffle fix!

I will be making this this weekend! I have a killer belgian waffle maker that usually just sits there looking at me funny. My instructions call for 1 cup of batter, how many cups of batter does this recipe make?

These are pretty wholesome for waffles. I had no idea berry explosions occurred with waffle batter, but that kind of makes me want to do it up, ha ha! 🙂 Vegan waffle party sounds like a blast, have fun with that!

I was super excited about these waffles, but I had some problems. I have the exact same waffle maker as you, and I sprayed it before each waffle, and my waffles completely stuck to the maker. I had to scrape each one off, and they were a complete mess. We still ate them, of course, because they were yummy. But I was a little sad about the scraping/mess 🙁 Not sure what I did wrong. Maybe I’ll try them in my square Belgian waffle maker next time, to see if it was my waffle maker.

Amazing! We make your banana oatmeal raisin waffles all the time. Adding this to our rotation. Since we know how fantastic your waffles are I doubled to recipe. Left overs! Waffles with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, hmmmmm. Thanks Isa!

These tasted great but were a mess. All but one broke apart when I opened the waffle iron. The one that made it was a little darker than the others so I wonder if a longer cook time leads to more structurally sound waffles? I appreciate the healthy vegan recipes!

Someone else said that theirs broke! I would recommend using a tablespoon or two extra flour if the first one splits. It usually means the batter is too thin. When measuring flours (instead of weighing) it’s easy for one person to have a tablespoon or two more in their measuring cup, so I’m sure that’s all it is!

No one has an attitude when dishing out a recipe like you, Isa. Call me sappy. See if I care! These look like the best thangs since your lemon blueberry cornmeal waffles. And thanks for the waffle iron recc.; I would like to make waffles on occasions other than when I go visit my mother and father. We had waffles for dinner on the regs, which gave me street cred with the kids who thought my veg parents were weird.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that your recipes are healthier!! I love your VWAV book, but did make quite a few substitutions to make them less fatty or less salty or more whole grain. I now have your newer Appetite for Reduction and am so stoked! You do not disappoint! Thanks you so much!!!

Hi Isa,
I use your cookbook all the time – for years now – and when I just saw the houses burnt down in Queens, I thought, “I sure hope Isa’s mom is OK!” – as I recall reading that your mom lived there. Or was it you? But it looks like you are doing fine, thank goodness! I hope you are doing fine and your family is fine after the Hurricane. Sorry if I have any of my info. wrong.

I love waffles but it is a pain to make in the morning when I have an impatient toddler who will make your life a living hell until you give her breakfast! With that being said, These waffles were a HUGE hit with not only my household but my friends who I gave this link to and gave it a try. These waffles do freeze well and when you have an impatient toddler first thing in the morning, to pop a waffle in the toaster or in the oven to crisp up is easy peasy! Toddler problem solved 😉

PS- Unlike most waffles I have eaten, these will keep you full until lunch!!!

These are awesome for “brinner” (breakfast for dinner). Made as a toast-replacement for my tofu scramble and roasted potatoes with onions. For me, I found using a bit less non-dairy milk (1-1 1/14 cup) seemed to make them less wet and less apt to slick to waffle maker. Yummy!

Made these for breakfast this morning, and they were great! I tripled the recipe (I was cooking for 8) and added a handful of flour because it looked a bit thin. Not sure it was necessary after the batter thickened. So yummy!

Your presentation is very appetizing and the description engages my senses. I’ll take your word for that, I mean I’ll follow your instruction to the letter because I can sense that blueberry on waffle is better than blueberry hotcake which I usually prepare. Thanks. Did you use instant oats or the quick cooking one?

We had these for a breakfast-for-dinner night a couple of weeks ago and they were wonderful. I used regular whole wheat flour and mashed banana instead of the applesauce (since I didn’t have any on hand). Found they needed to cook quite a bit in the waffle iron (longer than the iron thought on its own). And they froze and reheated nicely. Definitely a good, hearty waffle!

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My family and I are trying to become vegan. Waffles, pancakes and other baked goods have been our biggest challenge. My daughter LOVES waffles so I googled and found this one! These turned out DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe to help us get started on our vegan diet. I don’t know exactly how your site works yet, but I will be revisiting to try other recipes. 🙂 What is the best way to contact you with questions? My youngest daughter will be 1 in 5 weeks and I am really wanting to make her a banana cake, b/c she loves bananas. Is there a recipe that you would recommend? Thank you for your time and for sharing your talent with those of us who need lots of help. lol

Update: I browsed the comments before making the last waffle in the batch and noticed someone else who was having fall-apart problems had luck letting it cook longer. So, I upped the doneness setting on my waffle iron and let the last waffle brown a bit longer at higher heat, and that one came out whole! So, maybe the heat level (set to the non-vegan recipe I used to cook – these were the first vegan ones I’ve made!) was just not high enough for these babies.

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for those of you who have the same unfortunate gluten-intolerance as i, don’t fret! i made these with 1/3 cup each: brown rice flour, sorghum flour, and potato starch (any starch will do) in place of the wheat flour…and they turned out wonderfully! also used mashed banana instead of the applesauce as i didn’t have any on hand and i don’t grocery shop before noon. so yums. perfect for a rainy dreary day when all ya wanna do is eat a plate of maple covered blueberries and snuggle with you cats.

This came out great. Only modification I made was soaking tho oats in the almond milk for a bit before mixing…this is what I have done in a non vegan oatmeal pancakes. I also used a Belgian waffle maker, which produced about 2 waffles, so I will double next time for my family if 4, because the girls wanted more. Thanks for the great ideas.

I actually just made these as pancakes (because I don’t have a waffle iron and probably wont for many years to come and I just couldn’t wait to try these)….They turned out wonderful! All you have to do is make them a bit more liquid-y and use a little less of the oats to get a better pancake mix instead of the heavy thick waffle mix. While cooking you also have to mind the berries a bit more…because they will leak juice onto the pan making it a little sticky…but if you watch it carefully (and remove the sticky juice), re-oil after every pancake, then they come out just fine! They were delicious!

The recipe was really great however every single on seperaeed and was a complete mess. I also had to scrape the so called waffles off the iron. I was thinking of buying another waffle iron but read other had the same problem. Is there any revisions of this recipe? Please advise.
PS Already tried adding more flout

To all those who’ve had problems with their waffles separating – use enough oil, both in the batter and to grease the iron. Don’t overmix the dough. Let the dough rest a bit. When in doubt, add more flour (this made all the difference in the world for me… cup measurements, meh).
Less baking powder might also help, as would letting your waffle iron get really properly hot before making the first waffle. I also push down the lid of my waffle iron while the waffles are cooking.
I had to do some experimenting, the first time I made these they were a complete mess (tasted good though), the second time they turned out great (the gingerbread waffles were awesome, too).
I hope this helps. 🙂

I’m soooo excited!! My freezer did, in fact, come with a forzen blueberry maker, even though it isn’t in the instruction booklet that came with the freezer…..OK…I’m cleaning out my freezer to make room for this year’s garden bounty…and found, much to my delight…a gallon bag of blueberries from last year!! Yippee…I get to make these!!! They are truly delish!!! Dinner’s done!!!! Thanks, Isa…you certainly make vegan eating so very much more delicious and easier!!!

I love these! I made them with Pamela’s Artisan Flour to make them gluten free. I actually love them with almond butter and maple syrup instead of margarine. Oh, and thank you for using allspice instead of cinnamon. I am allergic, and it always depresses me when I see recipes with cinnamon and they look awesome. Thank you so much for this awesome recipe!

I have made them as is and I have replaced the blueberries for chocolate chips, either way – there is no need for syrup!! Crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside. The perfect waffle!

The first time I made these they did stick – bad. I had just used straight oil and the oil pretty much just dripped right off. Then I decided to buy a nonstick spray (the coconut oil one from Trader Joe’s), which is something I usually do not use, but it worked perfectly with these waffles and they did not stick at all!

Made these this morning. My husband declared it a great recipe! My waffle iron did not cooperate and seems to hate blueberries (stupid $10 waffle iron….), but when I switched to a skillet and made pancakes with my double batch, success! IsaChandra, your name is pure gold in my house. I’m the only vegan here, but the rest of the fam loves you too! You saved them from boring vegan fare!

Isa..you remain the Vegan Queen……I just made these for the fourteen-hundredth time, only this time I substituted some 10% maple sap for 2/3 of the milk. Wowser….they are really good!!! I love your recipes!!!!!

Wonderful, wonderful! Just made them today, used multigrain flour (from costco), and fresh blueberries. Made 4 full size Belgian waffles, didn’t stick cause I used lots of spray, and they do take a long time to cook till brown. Also made a half sized one for me to finish off the batter. I scoff at the notion of leftovers! This recipe is a home run….even my 94 year old mom gobbled them up.

We loved these waffles. Had a crispy exterior, very tasty, but IT IS A PAIN IN AN ASS TO COOK THESE WAFFLES unless you follow my comments based on my experience. Because the blueberries are plump and juicy, waffles may split during cooking and really stick to your waffles, even if your waffle iron is nonstick. I use regular frozen blueberries, but I will use frozen wild blueberries next time because it is less juicier.

The waffle batter is quite thick. Spray the waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray. After placing the batter onto the hot waffle iron , do not try to spread the batter out to cover the entire surface. Just close the lid and let the batter spread on its own. This way you will not have a split waffle. I normally cook my waffles for 4 minutes, but these waffles will need extra time to avoid sticking. I cook my waffles for 6 mins.

You may need to use a little force to open the lid of the waffle iron after 6 mins. of cooking, but it manages to open. I use a chopstick to pry the waffles out of the waffle iron because it is really snug in there. You will see some burnt blueberry juices left on the iron, but pick off the burnt pieces the best you can before cooking the next batch. Spray with additional nonstick cooking spray between batches.

Because of the longer cooking time, this is why the waffles were so delicious. They had a crispy exterior with a lot of blueberries throughout with a hint of cinnamon…oh, I forgot to mention that I didn’t have allspice so I substituted with ground cinnamon and it worked out great.

Just made these for my husband and I and they are AMAZING!!! No issues at all and I can’t wait to have the ones I put in the freezer. I’m new to the vegan world so to see that I can have something that’s better then the original… I’M STOKED!

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I made these for our Sunday brunch as it was Fathers’ day. The kids especially loved them and they were yammy but we had a few that didn’t work out. They all stuck to the waffle iron even though I used plenty of sunflower spray and some of them simply fell apart. I wonder if the batter should be even thicker to prevent this? Also, I’m going to defrost the berries and cut them in half next time to see if that makes a difference. Anyhow, thanks for a great recipe! X

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We could not eat these because the batter was torn to shreds by my waffle maker. It took us all day to scrape it off. I thought I was going to have to throw my waffle maker away because of this recipe. Was this tested? It did not need to be cooked longer it was done..so that is not an excuse.

Don’t use the blueberries in waffle maker. Followed this recipe, put extra oil in the iron and my iron got stuck together. Had to pry it open and scrub off the uncooked waffle pieces. Would not recommend.

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